Gov't rejects uniform compensation for all hepatitis C sufferers

Gov't rejects uniform compensation for all hepatitis C sufferers

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe bites his lip during a press conference on Dec. 20 after his ministry rejected a proposal from hepatitis C sufferers that the government pay compensation uniformly to all people who contracted the disease through tainted blood products to settle a long-standing damages lawsuit out of court.

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